Rune Factory 4 Out The Same Day As Etrian Odyssey Untold In North America

Rune Factory 4 has a release date in North America. Xseed announced this morning that they will release the Nintendo 3DS game on October 1st—the same day that Atlus’ Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl goes on sale.

Rune Factory 4 will be available both at retail and as a download via the Nintendo eShop at launch. The game will cost $39.99.

Rune Factory 4 includes new features like a more advanced dating system, which allows you to carry on a relationship as lovers with your prospective partner before tying the knot. Other new features include the ability to grow your town as its newly appointed prince or princess.

The main reason I bought the 3DS is almost here. The English voice acting is god tier – almost everyone has a voice that suits them perfectly. I hope it does well, because it’s localized by the best company its fanbase could ask for, and I would love to see XSEED take over RF localizations from now on.

TheExile285

Yeah I bought a 3DS a few months ago because I wanted to get this as soon as it came out.

It’s about time, today’s my birthday as well.. I’ve been waiting for an official release date for RF4 for a long time lol.

SprintsMcGee

Well now, I’m going to be busy that day

Takuya

October really is the month of 3ds huh , EO:MG , RF4 , X&Y … i’ll be having less sleep time

Suki

Seems like it! As much as I love EO it’s on the wait list. I ordered the Collector’s Edition of D2 and XY was an instant buy along with Rune Factory. I have most of $30 credit from Nintendo but I reserved that for Saguran Burst. Oh well. :(

Technically it was only delayed once, and it didn’t even extend long as it was more of a hiccup due to QA taking a little longer than expected. The dates that were previously promised by sites and stores were made up placeholders to get you hyped and pre-order the game from them.

Awfully close to Pokemon too. . . for as long as they delayed it, they couldn’t find a better date? ^u^;

Enzo

Well, they were intending to release it earlier in the summer. It has been delayed so I think they picked the earliest they could. I mean, what other games are coming out this month? This month would have been good.

I know, I almost went in to pick it up before finding out about the delay (which is why I questioned they couldn’t choose a better date).

Yeah, really. This month is empty and would have been great. And I feel that if they were already delaying it, they should have just waited for Pokemon to pass a bit (as well as EO), or release it earlier. Oh well. vuv;

Seraph

Meanwhile in Europe…

Mordina

;____;

Seraph

Think positive. We might see it in a year or three.

rubin

It was confirmed like 2 days ago actually, just google it. No solid release date though, which makes me think we won’t see it in 2013.

Seraph

I’ve just become very cynical about the time frame between US and EU releases for these games.

On a more positive note, I’m glad we get them at least.

JMaster3000

My Crystal Ball says that its gonna come in January 2014 but not later than Spring 2014.
Ur not the only one who’s waiting >.<
Lets just be patient and wait for the official announcement.
Btw if Xseed and Zen United are gonna work together maybe we see the game in 2013? Maybe Xseed gives them their translation, that would speed up a lot the release date here!

KuroNathan

Funny, mine just keeps saying please try again later no matter how hard I shake it.

JMaster3000

Ur rubbing it wrong.

Virevolte

Ho, you’re right. I was wondering if I wanted to try another one Rune Factory or not… but it seems the choice isn’t mine.

You know a demo of that is out on the 16th. Maybe you might want to take a look at it.

Not to mention that EO4 is out on the eShop and also has a demo you can try. It’d be a great, influential point.

klkAlexar

I played the EO4 demo because I was curious about the series. But when I tried the demo and got to that part where they explain about mapping I had a flashback to P2’s map sidequests and bolted. I also wasn’t that fond of the art, blank slate characters, and perceived lack of story.

But I still feel like I might like the series if I give it a chance, which is why I want to give EOU a try.

Waited so long for this release date. Been excited for the game since localization was announced, and had the game preordered the day the option was available. This will be my first Rune Factory game. The only thing I’m sad about is that once Pokemon comes out these two games will clash for my love.

Pandy

been waiting for this game sense it was announced and didn’t have a website yet in japan…waited months for the site…. waited another year for character info…waited for it to come out in japan and then painfully waited for it to finally release soon ;w; I could cry. i’m on cloud9! XD

Well, good thing is that I don’t have any money to spend, or else it would be all gone. Bad thing is that I will feel terrible until Rune Factory 4 is in my grasp ;-; It looks too good ;-; (EO looks awesome as well…)

Fox

I’ll maybe get the new Etrian Odyssey. I really don’t like how they’ve implemented the narrative aspect, though. (Why can’t I make my own characters AND see the story? Why must it only be ONE or the OTHER?)

Kinda depends on the demo.

I have zero interest in the Rune Factory series after the unabashedly awful–and nauseatingly offensive–Tides of Destiny.

wahyudil

Goodbye Animal Crossing … just a few more weeks before i have to leave you

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